The race, in three figures
The race, in words
RAKESH PATEL finished 574th of 609 men in the Open division at Delhi 2026, in 2:40:49.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:07. A harder second half: 14:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:59 faster at Delhi 2026 than at Mumbai 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 4:44v median +0:16
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Block 02 13:25Running 2 7:47v median +1:09
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Block 03 19:48Running 3 9:23v median +1:57
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Block 04 23:34Running 4 12:48v median +5:35
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Block 05 15:51Running 5 9:16v median +1:46
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Block 06 13:38Running 6 9:17v median +2:13
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Block 07 20:28Running 7 9:30v median +2:21
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Block 08 32:32Running 8 9:42v median +3:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 596
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 596 men who finished.